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- NewsCIS is an OFFLINE reader/replier for Compuserve's "Usenet Newsgroups".
-
- THOUSANDS of Newsgroups provide valuable education and
- entertainment to millions of people around the world. Topics
- range from highly technical discussions about computers, physics,
- and mathematics, to recreational topics such as sports and movies.
-
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- *** SAVE MONEY ***
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- NewsCIS can CUT YOUR ONLINE CONNECTION TIME BY AS MUCH AS 95% !
-
- By downloading ALL the articles you want to read QUICKLY in ONE PASS,
- you can leisurely spend FREE time reading and responding to the articles
- OFFLINE. Later, you can send ALL of your responses in ONE PASS, again
- saving you valuable connection time! Savings from even moderate use of
- Usenet Newsgroups will pay for NewsCIS's registration fee in a month or two.
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- Using NewsCIS, you can:
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- * ASSIGN your Usenet Settings (Name/Organization/Signature Lines)
- * SELECT from ONE list the Usenet Newsgroups you want to receive
- (Several thousand are displayed, plus ANY other known, valid
- Newsgroup that exists can be entered)
- * SUBSCRIBE to the selected Newsgroups (One click of a button!)
- * CONNECT to Compuserve (One click!)
- * DOWNLOAD ALL or SOME articles of every Newsgroup selected (One click!)
- * SKIP over articles and/or Newsgroups while downloading them
- (Bypass encoded/graphic/binary files if desired)
- * READ the articles OFFLINE using NewsCIS's supplied editor
- (Or click on the "Editor of Choice" button, which will launch
- the text editor YOU specified [Write, NotePad, Wordpad, etc.],
- which will be ALREADY loaded with the article you were viewing!)
- * RESPOND to articles OFFLINE (CREATE articles)
- * CREATE E-Mail to AUTHORS of articles OFFLINE
- * CONNECT to Compuserve and send ALL Newsgroup replies & E-Mail (One click!)
-
- While reading articles offline, you can view and scroll through all
- of the subjects for any particular Newsgroup that you are viewing,
- and read ONLY the subjects that interest you.
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- A "Find" feature lets you search downloaded articles for text within:
- * The CURRENT article you are reading
- * ALL ARTICLES for the Newsgroup you are viewing
- * ALL SUBJECTS for the Newsgroup you are viewing
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- If found, NewsCIS loads the article that contained the text automatically,
- providing an easy method to guide you to topics that interest you.
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- The online HELP will get you up and reading/replying to articles
- OFFLINE in no time at all.
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- Why Register NewsCIS ?
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- NewsCIS gives you 30 days of UNLIMITED usage. You can select, download,
- read, and reply to as MANY Newsgroups OFFLINE as you like.
-
- After 30 days, the program limits your DOWNLOADING to up to TEN articles
- of your first TWO active Newsgroups.
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- Upon registering NewsCIS, TorqueWare (author of NewsCIS), will E-Mail
- you a file that restores UNLIMITED usage. You will also be provided
- E-Mail support from TorqueWare through Compuserve's E-Mail system,
- and through TorqueWare's Web Page on the Internet (under construction at
- http://www.torqueware.com) The Web Page will have updated lists of
- Newsgroups, Troubleshooting, and information about any NewsCIS
- updates and other products offered by TorqueWare.
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- Modifications made to NewsCIS.
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- Look for "NewsFix.Zip" in the library where you downloaded NewsCIS.Zip
- for future enhancements and bug fixes to NewsCIS...
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-
- * 9/1/95 to 12/23/95 *
-
- * An extra field, "Logon Parameters", was added under the
- "Modem" section in "Settings". You will not need to enter
- anything here unless instructed by a TorqueWare Customer
- Service Representative.
-
- * Some people received an "OK" prompt from CompuServe after
- connecting, and NewsCIS wasn't properly handling this. This
- is fixed. If you had entered "GO FREE" or "EXIT" in the "Logon
- Parameters" field to bypass this, you will need to take it out now.
-
- * When sending REPLIES to articles, there were occasional modem
- timing problems, resulting in a "You are no longer subscribed
- to [Newsgroup Name]" error message. This has been fixed.
-
- * NewsCIS now supports SprintNet, Tymnet, DataPac & Mercury 5000.
-
- * Added a "Force Connect" option in the Modem settings. If you
- received a "CONNECT" message after NewsCIS dialed CompuServe, but
- no connection was made after that, check the "Force Connect" box
- to force NewsCIS to continue with the connection process. This
- has cleared up several problems with countries OUTSIDE THE U.S.
-
- * Added a "Disconnect After Session" option in the Modem settings.
- By checking this box, NewsCIS will automatically LOG OFF from
- CompuServe after performing activites that required connecting
- to CompuServe (Downloading articles, uploading replies & mail, etc.)
-
- * Added a HELP button in "Edit/Add/Activate Newsgroups", providing
- instructions on how to activate Newsgroups that are NOT listed.
-
- * Fixed a problem where some people were not able to "Subscribe"
- to Newsgroups if they had not previously subscribed to at least
- ONE Newsgroup using any other type of program (WinCIM, etc.)
-
- * Made several "Preference Setting" adjustments in response to
- some changes made by CompuServe. This brought NewsCIS "down"
- for a period of about two weeks until these changes were made.
- (on 11/23/95...yes that's right, on Thanksgiving! Aaarghh! )
-
- * 12/23/95 Still grappling with the changes made by CompuServe.
- Fixed some problems of hanging, etc. after NewsCIS sent "GO USE-H"
- when accessing Newsgroups.
-
- * 1/17/96 Fixed the occassional "No Newsgroups Have Active Articles"
- message that appeared when there were in fact articles to download.
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-
- If you have not already installed the program, here are the steps
- necessary to get you up and running...
-
- 1) Copy "NewsCIS.Zip" onto your hard drive (if you did not download
- it from CompuServe).
-
- 2) From DOS, type "PKUNZIP NewsCIS.Zip". This will extract all of the
- files within NewsCIS.Zip that are necessary for the system to INSTALL.
-
- *** NOTE ***
-
- If you do not have PkUnZip.Exe, you can download a
- file called "PK204G.EXE" from the WinShare forum
- [GO WINSHARE] Library #1. Once you receive it,
- type PK204G.EXE, and this self-extracting file will
- create PkUnZip.Exe for you. Repeat step #2.
-
- 3) From Windows click on FILE, RUN, (from Win95...START, RUN), and
- enter the drive\path to the location that has the NewsCIS files,
- and enter "Setup.Exe"
-
- Example: C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE
-
- 4) That's all there is to it! The Setup program will install all of
- the NewsCIS files to the directory you designate, and will also
- install certain files into your Windows/Win95 directories that
- enable NewsCIS to run.
-
- *** Note ***
-
- If your Windows/Win95 SYSTEM directory (usually C:\WIN\SYSTEM)
- does NOT have "VBRUN300.DLL" and/or "THREED.VBX", you will need to
- download these (VBRUN3.ZIP and THREED.VBX) from the WinShare forum
- [GO WINSHARE] Library #1. Copy them (and Pkunzip VBRUN3.ZIP) into
- your Windows/Win95 SYSTEM directory. If you do NOT have these,
- you will get a message from NewsCIS telling you that it can't find
- a file, and you will not be able to run it.
-
- Be sure to read the HELP information when you run the program (press F1)
-
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- *********** If you have problems INSTALLING NewsCIS ****************
- ********************************************************************
-
- You can MANUALLY help install NewsCIS by following these steps...
-
- 1) Perform steps #1 and #2 as outlined above.
- ( I'll assume all of the files are now in C:\TEMP\*.* )
-
- 2) From DOS, go into your Windows/Win95 directory
- ( Usually located in C:\WIN )
-
- Example:
- C:
- CD \WIN
-
- 3) Type the following line:
-
- EXPAND C:\TEMP\SETUP1.EX_ SETUP1.EXE
-
- 4) Go into your Windows/Win95 SYSTEM directory
- ( Usually located in C:\WIN\SYSTEM )
-
- Example:
- C:
- CD \WIN\SYSTEM
-
- 5) Type the following lines:
-
- EXPAND C:\TEMP\SETUPKIT.DL_ SETUPKIT.DLL
- EXPAND C:\TEMP\QPRO200.DL_ QPRO200.DLL
- EXPAND C:\TEMP\CSVLIST.VB_ CSVLIST.VBX
- EXPAND C:\TEMP\PDQCOMM2.VB_ PDQCOMM2.VBX
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- 6) From Windows click on FILE, RUN, (from Win95...START, RUN), and
- enter the drive\path to the location that has the NewsCIS
- files and enter "Setup.Exe"
-
- Example: C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE
-
- Your installation should now proceed smoothly. If it does NOT, E-Mail
- us at 76460,1305 for support.
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- ************************* DISCLAIMER ****************************
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- This software is provided on an "as-is" basis, with no warranties,
- express or implied. The entire risk and liability of using it is yours.
- Any damages resulting from the use or misuse of this software will be
- the responsibility of the user.
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